19/05/2026
Lumiere continues to celebrate the cinema of Cannes Films festival and this weekend we screen the Japanese movie The Mourning Forest, directed by Naomi Kawase.
Shigeki, a resident of a retirement home, is cared for by Machiko, a staff member grieving her lost child. After his birthday, she takes him on a countryside drive that ends in an accident, leading them into the forest.
Poetry of mourning and soothing nature, The Mourning Forest won the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2007.
🎥 Film: The Mourning Forest (2007 - 1h37)
💫 Grand Prix in 2007
🎬 Director: Naomi Kawase
🗣 Japanese, with English subtitles
📆 This Saturday and Sunday | 2:30PM
🎟 Tickets: $5.00 | Only 15 seats available
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